Alcohols and process fob making



Petented'Apr. 12,1938 2,11 i,122-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Herman A. Brnson, Elkins Park, Pa., assignor to Riihm & Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pa.

No Drawing. Application January 15, 1935,,

- Serial No. 1,895

14 Claims. sec-12v) This invention relates to new'phenolic aralkylperature much above 30 at least at the start of amino alcohols, more particularly to alcohols the reaction. having the probable general formula In many cases this prodlllict (II) b:an be isolated as a. well-defined crystal ne su tance. Howv no R CH N(x)-alky11 ever, side reactions also. occur, especially if an 6 where R is an aromatic or substituted aromatic excess of formaldehyde or of amino alcohol .is nucleus, and X is hydrogen, methylol, or an alemployed; so that a complex mixture of phenolic kylol amino methylene group. It-also relates to amino-alcohols is usually obtained among which the process for the preparation of these commay be the following:

I onion I no-?a+scn,0+HtN-cmomon H0B-CHgN I) CHFOHIOH a v v cm-zm-cmomoiz 15 no-nwomonmPcm-cnmn no-n-om-Js I v) cut-onion i pounds. These can, of course, again react with formal- These substances are obtained according to the dehyde or with formaldehyde plus beta-aminopresent invention by condensing any phenol havethanol, and this can be kept up indefinitely. In ing a replaceable nuclear hydrogen atom, and this manner chain molecules can be built up until which is free from interfering groups, with at all free molecular movement ceases and the end least one molecular equivalent each of formalde-' product becomes a rigid solid. The final product hyde and an aliphatic orcyclo-aliphatic aminothus obtained is a nitrogenous resinoid containalcohol having a primary amino group, more paring a multiplicity of meth-amino-alcohol groups ticularly aliphatic amino-alcohols of the series chemically bound to one or more phenolic nuclei.

1 H2N--CnH2soH where n is an integer greater The reaction may interrupted at any stage.

than one; and including also aliphatic o1" cyclo- All of the abo bodies are new compounds M aliphatic amino-polyhydric alcohols havingapri having valuable properties. In the early stages mary NHigroup. of condensation theyare usually oils or sticlw The condensation takes place-at ordinary temviscous sirups. Some of these crystallize on peratures (20-30" C.) upon simply mixing the standing to form the hydroxy-aralkylamino althree components together in any order, suitably cohols (II) already mentioned, or go over to '35 in an inert organic solvent such as alcohol or amorphous solids. They allshow the characterdioxane. The reaction can be accelerated by istic properties of a phenol, an alcohol, and an heating for a short time at about 60-100 C. I amine. For example; they either dissolve in an Several competing reactions takeplace which aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide or commay be formulated as follows, using for purposes bine therewith to. form a phenate. By virtue 01' of illustration a phenol Bron, formaldehyde, their alcohol groups they may be esterified with and beta-amin hanoli monobasic or polybasic acids, or with acyl halides Y x I or acid anhydrides. Also by the action of'conwho}; centrated sulfuric acid the sulilu'ic acid e t 1 may be prepared, the salts of which'are good 45 wetting, cleansing and emulsifying agents.

. Theiormaldehyde and amino alcohol first comthe f t that they form amine salts with inorblue with evolution of heat to form a methylol' s e r organic aclds- M of these salts. w-

. derivative (1), which then reacts with a ncl; cl rly th P WP J J or s c 50 the phenol .to form the hydroxyaralkyl-ammoacid salts are readily soluble in water. Such alcohol (11)." This product is often the main aqueoussolutions possess antiseptic or germicidal product. of the reactiomespecially ii care is taken properties. It the phenols used contain long alkyl to use only one molecularequivalent each of the chains or large hydrocarbon radicals in the arothree components, and to prevent a rise in temmatic nucleus, 'sucll aqueous solutions of the g formed from these phenolic amino alcohol bodies amine salts possess very low surface tensions and give heavy foams when shaken. They find use as wetting, emulsifying, dispersing, and cleansing agents. Phenols such as butylphenol, amylphenol, hexylphenol, octylphenol, amylcresol, laurylphenoL. cetylphenol, cyclohexylphenol, phenylphenol, or benzylphenol when thus condensed with formaldehyde and beta-aminoethanol for example, give products of this type.

On the other hand, many of the amine salts and water-insoluble acids, particularly the higher fatty acids or the naphthenic or resin acids such as oleic, lauric, stearic, linoleic, palmitic, ricinoleic, or abietic, are readily soluble in hydrocarbons or in fatty oils such as the drying, nondrying, or semi-drying fatty oil glycerides. Such amine salts are therefore excellent emulsifying agents for oils, fats, and waxes since they are often also somewhat soluble in water and form foamy, soapy solutions. .The salts formed from these phenolic amino alcohols and sulfonated oils or the sulfated higher alcohols such as lauryl or cetylsulfuric. acid, are excellent soaps and wetting agents which possess high phenol coefficients due to the presence of the phenolic group.

All of the above bodies are convertible to nitrogenous resins when heated, especially if an excess of formaldehyde to introduce additional methylol groups is present. This applies not only to the phenolic amino alcohols themselves, but also to their esters, amides, and amine salts. Such products may therefore be employed in coating, laminating, and moulding compositions very much like the well-known resins of the bakelite class. They differ however, from all heretofore known heat reactive phenolic-formaldehyde resins in containing sufficient nitrogen chemically bound and so oriented, that their amine salts formed from'lactic, phosphoric, or acetic acids for example, are water-soluble in the A stages, and swellable in water in the "3 stages, somewhat like gelatine. Such aqueous solutions of the amine salts can be used for impregnating porous substances such as paper, textiles, vegetable or animal fibres, and upon application of heat they can be converted to resinous salts. If the acids used are volatile such as acetic or formic acid, they are expelled when the amine salt is heated above 100" C. and the phenolic amino resinoid itself is formed. Such solutions are useful for crease-proofing fabrics.

The amine salts of the higher fatty acids 11 ay be dissolved in volatile aromatic aliphatic or by droaromatichydrocarbons or in fatty glycerides and used directly as coating; or impregnating compositions.

It is thus apparent that the compounds described herein diifer greatly from the already known phenolic-formaldehyde resins which are of course, insoluble in aqueous solutions of acids and incapable of forming salts with-acids. Even when carried to the infusible, insoluble 0" stage, the resinoids obtained from the herein'described phenolic amino alcohols, still retain all of their nitrogen as supplied originally in chemically combined form. They therefore differ physically and chemically from all hitherto known phenolicformaldehyde resins such as for example, may be prepared according to the known art by the use of catalytically small amounts of basic condensing agents such as ammonia or mono-, di-, or tri-ethanol amine, which resins are insoluble in acids and contain only traces of chemically bound nitrogen and do not form amine salts.

By varying the nature of the phenol used, hydroxy-aralkyl-amino alcohols suitable for various other purposes can be obtained. For example, the nuclear chlorinated phenols give products which alone, or in the form of their salts, are mothicides or powerful antlceptics.

Those of the phenolic amino alcohol products set forth herein, which contain a secondary nitrogen group, i. e., where X is hydrogen, react readily with a moi. equivalent of an acyl halide to form the corresponding amide.

n ORCH -NHCHq-C H OH+Acyl halidc HOR- CH:NCHs-GHsOH-l-H()l cyl Such amides are useful intermediates for the preparation of soaps, wetting, or emulsifying agents by sulfonation of the alcoholic hydroxyl group or the aromatic nucleus R, especially if the acyl group is a long fatty chain containing six or more carbon atoms such as caproyl, oleyl, stearyl, palmityl, and the like. In case the product contains a tertiary nitrogen atom such as is shown by Formulas (III) and (IV), corresponding quaternary ammonium bases can be made by treatment with an alkylating agent in the usual manner such as for instance, benzyl chloride, dimethyl sulfate, diethyl sulfate, etc.

Other uses to which the hydroxy-aralkylamino-alcohols set forth herein or their salts, esters, and amides may be put are as antioxidants in oils or rubber, as pickling inhibitors, insecticides, metal-cleaning compositions, and in dyeing, tanning or mordanting operations.

In practicing this invention, any phenol or phenolic substance having a nuclear hydrogen atom readily available for replacement, preferably but not necessarily, ortho to the phenolic hydroxyl group, may be used for the condensation provided it is free from interfering groups Phenol, 0-, m-, or p-cresol, 1,3,5-xylenol, p-ter-' butyl-phenol, p-sec-butylphenol, thymol, p-teramylphenol, 0-, m-, or p-phenylphenol, o-, or p- I cyclohexylphenol, p-benzylphenol, a, a, 'y, y-tetramethylbutyl-phenol, a, a, 'y, 'y-tetramethylbutyl-o-chlorophe'nol, beta-naphthol, resorcinol, guaiacol, hydroquinone, pyrocatechol, o-, m-, or p-chlorphenol, o-, m-, or p-nitrophenol, p-aminophenol, saligenin, 8-hydroxyquinoline, p-benzoylphenol, bis-(p-hydroxyphenyD- dimethylmethane, p, p-dihydroxydiphenyl, 2- or 4-chloro-o-phenylphenol, ortho-chloro-p-nitrophenol. In lieu of the above phenols, the fusible, soluble so-called A stage resinous condensation products of formaldehyde and phenols or cresols which are soluble in dilute alkali hydroxide solutions as made with acidic, alkaline or neutral catalysts, according to known methods, can be used. In this case group R is of course a highly condensed phenolic radical to begin with.

The amino alcohols which are used for the purpose of this invention are those of the aliphatic or alicyclic series having a primary NH:- group and one or more alcoholic hydroxyl groups.

- beta-amino-ethanol, 'y-amino-propanol, amino- Typical amino alcohols which can be used are isopropanol, aminobutanol, amino-ter-butanol, 1,2-amino-cyclohexanol, 3-amino-L2-dihydroxypropane and their homologues. For practical purposes, in view of availability and low cost, beta-amino-ethanol was used in the examples which follow, and it is understood that the betaamino-ethanol used may be replaced mol. for mol. with any other of the amino-alcohols of the kind described herein, to yield substances of analogous character. Example 1.-2-hydroxy-3-phenyl-benzylaminoethanol CdHa I Hr-NH-CHr-CHaOH (a) To a solution consisting of 51 grams orthophenylphenol, cc. methanol, and 30 grams aqueous 30% formaldehyde solution, there was added while cooling and stirring, 18.3 grams of pure beta-amino-ethanol. A clear reddish solution was obtained. Upon allowing this solution to stand 3 days at 25 C. or upon heating the solution on a steam bath under a reflux condenser for 2 hours, and chilling the resulting solution to 0 C. a waxy crystalline mass separated. (Yield 39 grams). from alcohol and formed colorless needles melting at 116 C.

The product is insoluble in water but dissolves readily in ether or acetone. It is solublein warm alcohol, benzene or petroleum ether and crystallizes out on cooling.

It combines with phosphoric or lactic acid to form water-soluble amine salts. With oleic acid it gives an oleate which is readily soluble in solvent naphtha.

(b) Sixty grams aqueous 30% formaldehyde solution (0.6 mol.) were added while co ling and stirring to 36.6 grams beta-'amino-eth no] (0.6,

mol.). When the odor of formaldehyde had disappeared and the formation of N-methylolamino-ethanol (I) was complete, as is the case after 2 hours standing, the solution obtained was added to a solution of 102 grams ortho-phenyl: phenol in 100 cc. ethyl alcohol. The clear solution was allowed to stand hours at 25 "C. during which time two layers formed. The lower oily layer was run 011 and allowed to stand. It solidified to a solid crystalline mass-weighing 60 grams. Upon recrystallization from methanol it melted at 116 C. and was identical with the compound in (a) above.

(c) In both cases described above, the oily material associated with the crystals contains some of the N-methylol derivative (m).

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OH (L CHgOE Hr-N OHr-CHaOH which can be also obtained by mixing the 2-hy- It was purified by, recrystallization I Analysis Calculated for w nOzN Found Percent Percent 74.03 73.42 7.00 6.89 5.76 5.51

droxy-3-phenyl-benzylamino-ethanol with one mol. equivalent of formaldehyde (in the form of an aqueous 30% solution) in a little alcohol and warming for several minutes at 50-60 C.

it forms a non-crystallizable sticky sirup, which when heated at -125 C. forms a. hard, transparent nitrogenous resin. The same product is formed upon condensing o-phenylphenol with 2 mol. equivalents of formaldehyde and 1 mol. equivalent of beta-amino-ethanol.

((1) Upon mixing the 2-hydroxy-3-phenylbenzylamino ethanol with 1 mol. equivalent each of formaldehyde and beta-amino-ethanol or with 1 mol. equivalent of N-methylol-amino-ethanol, in alcohol, there is formed on warming to 45 C. a sticky, viscous oil consisting of This product in turn can be resinifled on warming to a nitrogenous resinoid. It may also be obtained by condensing o-phenylphenol with 2 mol. equivalents each of formaldehyde and betaamino-ethanol.

Example 2.2-hydroa:y-5-ter-amyl-benzulamino-ethanol A solution consisting of 49.2 grams purepara Analysis Calculated [or CuHnOrN Fmmd Percent Percent C LI 70. 83 70. 54 H 9.77 9.54 N 5.90 6.72

The-product is soluble in acetonepbenzene, ether, or alcohol, but is insoluble in water.

It dissolves in aqueous 10% solutions of oxalic or phosphoric acid to give soapy, foamy solutions of low surface tension. Its salts with stearlc, palmitic, or oleic acid are soluble in linseed oil.

When heated with one mol. equivalent aqueous formaldehyde it is converted to the N-methylol derivative which is a non-crystallizable sirup. Further heating converts the latter to a nitrog-g enous hard resin. Example 3.2-hydroa:y5-ter -butyl-bn'zylamino-ethanol I cm. Gin-(J crn-un-onromon To a solution of 15 grams para-tertiary-butylphenol, 15 cc. methanol and 10 grams aqueous 30% formaldehyde solution, there was added dropwise while cooling to below 40 C. and stirring, 6.1 grams pure beta-amino-ethanol. The mixture was allowed to stand at 25 C. for 72 hours, during which time two layers formed. The lower oily layer was runoff and set aside at C. to crystallize. The crystals were purified by repeated solution in methanol and chilling to 0 C. The product formed colorless platelets melting at 128 C.

It dissolved in aqueous 35% sulfuric acid solution to give a clear foamy, soapy solution. Its lactic acid and phosphoric acid salts are also water-soluble. The free base itself is insoluble in water.

Example 4.2-hydr0xy-5-cyclohexyl-benzz lamino-ethamol CeHnOOH A mixture of 32.8 grams para-cyclohexylphenol. 32 cc. methanol, 20 grams aqueous 30% formaldehyde solution, and 12.2 grams beta-aminoethanol was heated under reflux on steam bath for 1 hours. On cooling, two layers formed, the lower of which was an oil. It slowly crystallizes on long standing to colorless crystals which upon recrystallization from alcohol melted at,160-162 C.

Example 5.-2-hydromy-5-nitro-benzylamino ethanol NO CHz-NH-C Er-C HnOH Calculated for Percent 91 50. 81 70 5. 77 20 12. 56

It is insoluble in water. Its hydrochloride, sulfate, oxalate, phosphate, and lactate are however, readily soluble in water.

Example 6 CHrNH-CHz-CH3OH CHs--JJHP A solution of 41.2 grams. alpha, alpha, gamma,

gamma, tetramethylbutylphenol (0.2 mol.) in 40 cc. methanol was mixed with a solution of 20 grams aqueous 30% formaldehyde solution (0.2 mol.) and 12.2 grams beta-amino-ethanol (0.2 mol.). The solution was heated on a steam bath under reflux for 2 hours. Upon standing, two layers formed. The lower layer was a pale yellow oil. It was washed repeatedly with water, in ether solution. Upon evaporation of the ether in vacuo, a pale yellow sirup was obtained which could not be crystallized. It was readily soluble in phosphoric acid or lactic .acid to give a clear liquid which when diluted, with water produces a foamy, soapy solution.

Example 7.--To a solution of 22 grams resorcinol (0.2 mol.) in 75 cc. alcohol there was added a previously prepared solution of 20 grams aqueous 30% formaldehyde solution (0.2 mol.) and 12.2 grams beta-amino-ethanol. A clear solution was obtained which soon became warm and began to deposit a grayish solid. After standing for 24 hours in a stoppered flask, the mixture was treated with an equal volume of alcohol and the white powder which separated was filtered oil and washed thoroughly with alcohol. It formed an amorphous powder which upon standing tends to turn red. It is insoluble in water. Only traces dissolve in hot alcohol. It is however, readily soluble in aqueous solutions of phosphoric, oxalic, or acetic acid with which it combines to give water-soluble amine salts.

When heated the powder decomposes above 200 C. without melting.

Hydroquinone when treated in the same manner gives a water-soluble resin.

Example 8.2-hydro:ry-5-benzoyl-benzylaminoethanol To a mixture of 19.8 grams para-benzoylphenol (0.1 mol.), and 25 cc. methanol, there was added a solution prepared by mixing 10 grams aqueous 30% formaldehyde solution (0.1 mol.) with 6.1 grams beta-amino-ethanol. After standing 2 hours at 25 C. the mixture was heated on steam bath under reflux for 1 hours. On cooling, a crystalline sediment separated. Upon recrystallization from alcohol, the product formed pale cream-colored crystals melting at 189 C. It dissolves readily in aqueous 10% solutions of oxalic or lactic acid to give the corresponding amine salts which are readlly'soluble in water.

(a) 122 grams of beta-amino ethanol (2 mols) were mixed with 200 grams of aqueous 30% formaldehyde solution (2 mols HCHO) which was added dropwise while stirring and cooling so. that the temperature did not exceed 40 C. After standing several hours at room temperature (25 C.), the formation of N-hydroxymethylamino-ethanol was complete, and the odor of formaldehyde had completely disappeared. The clear, colorless solution thus obtained, was added to 188 grams phenol (2 mols) while stirring. The mixture was allowed to stand for 24 hours at -25 C. A clear reddish solution was. obtained which when poured into water separated as an oil. The oil was washed several times with water and allowed to dry in a flat dish in a desiccator. It formed a honey-like, pale, reddish, transparent oil which was readily and completely soluble in aqueous solutions of phosphoric, lactic, aceticfacrylic, oxalic, sulfuric,

hydrochloric, tartaric, crotonic, citric, gluconic or maleic acids. It. was soluble in alcohol, acetone, or in aqueous 10% caustic soda solution, butwas insoluble in aqueous 10% sodium carbonate solution or in benzene.

With higher fatty acids such as oleic, ricinoleic, linseed oil fatty acids, cocoanut oil fatty acids, elaeostearic acid, naphthenic acid, stearic acid or palmitic acid it combined to form amine soaps, which were readily soluble in aromatic, hydroaromatic, or petroleum hydrocarbons as well as in animal or vegetable fattyglycerides of the drying oil, semi-drying oil, or non-drying oil type.

When heated at 100-150? C. for some time the oil itself as well as its aminesaltstends to form resins. The acetic acid salt for example, readily loses acetic acid at 110 C. and goes over to a hard, brittle, nitrogenous resin which eventually becomes insoluble and infusible. The acetic acid salt can thus be employed in aqueous solution for impregnating porous materials such as paper, cloth, fibres, cellulose, leather and thedesirable to use 200 grams additional aqueous 30% formaldehyde in the above procedure. The product separates as-a viscous oil. After being washed with cold water it forms a water-insoluble oil whichis more viscous than that obtained in (a) above, and which is so reactive that on washing with boiling water it rapidly goes over to a hard, brittle, pale yellow resin which is also readily soluble in the aqueous acids enumerated under (a) above, and also combines with the higherfatty acids mentioned to give hydrocarbon-soluble salts. When heated, the oil, the resin and their respective salts go over to nitrogenous'resinoids.

Example '10.-To 94 grams phenol, (1 mol.), there is added a solution of 2 mol. equivalents N-hydroxy methylamino ethanol, prepared by mixing 200 grams of aqueous 30% formaldehyde (2 mols) at -25 C. with 122 grams beta-aminoethanol and allowing'the mixture to stand until the odor of formaldehyde has disappeared. After 24 hours standing at room temperature, the clear solution obtained is diluted with a large volume of cold water to precipitate the product as a viscous reddish oil. It is readily soluble in dilute caustic alkali solutions or in' -aqueous 10% solutions of oxalic, lactic, phosphoric, hydrochloric, hydrosilicofluoric, or sulfuric acid. Its oleate is a reddish oil which dissolves in water to give a soapy solution. The

- Example 11 CHI To a solution of 22.8 grams bis-(p-hydroxyphenyD-dimethyl-methane (0.1 mol.) in 30 cc. alcohol and grams aqueous 30% formaldehyde (0.2 mol.) there were added 6.5 grams beta-aminoethanol (.106 mol.) while cooling; The solution was allowed to stand 24 hours at 25 C. and then poured into water. The oil which separated was taken up in ether, and the ether solution washed several times with water. Upon removal of the ether, a' reddish, honey-like sirup was obtained. It was readily soluble in aqueous 10% phosphoric acid solution. When heated it rapidly formed a hard, brittle, nitrogenous resin.

The formaldehyde as well as the beta-amino ethanol'can be increased so as to replace any or all of the three remaining ortho positions if desired.

" Example 12 OH OH A mixture of 21.6 grams pure para-cresol (0.2 mol.) in 21 cc. methanol was mixed with a solution of 20 gramsaqueous formaldehyde and 12.2 grams beta-amino ethanol, and the solution heated on steam bath under reflux for 2 hours. On cooling, a clear, pale yellow solution was ob-. tained which when poured into water, separated a pale yellow oil. It was readily soluble in dilute sulfuric or hydrochloric acid. Its oleic acid salt was readily soluble in fats and oils.

Example 13.-2-h' d'roa:y-3- (o-c-hlo'rophenyl) benzylamz'no-ethanol .Cl on To a solution of 27.8 grams technical 2-chloroo-phenylphenol. in 27 cc. methanol, there were added 10 grams aqueous 30% formaldehyde's'olu tion, and then while cooling, 6.1 grams betaamino-ethanol. The clear solution was heated under reflux on a steam bath for 1 /2 hours. On cooling to about C. two layers separated, the lower of which was run ofi and allowed to crystallize. It solidified in a few hours to a colorless solid, mass of crystals. Upon recrystallization from ethyl alcohol, the product formed colorless fine needles melting at 124 C.

'Easample 14.-To a solution of 12.9 grams ortho-chloro-phenol and 20 grams aqueous 30% formaldehyde, there were added while cooling 6.1

gramsbeta-amino-ethanol. The mixture was allowed to stand 24 hours'at 20-25 C. during which time two layers formed. The lower oily layer was separated and washed with lukewarm water. It formed a yellowish sirup which in contrast to the original, ortho-chlorophenol, was readily soluble in aqueous 10% solutions of. phosphoric or lactic acid.

Example 15.Amino-alcohol derivative of a phenolic-formaldehyde resin of formaldehyde with concentrated hydrochloric acid as a catalyst. It represents a typical Novolack type of resin, 1. e. it was fusible (melting point 67 C.) and soluble in alcohol, but was insoluble in dilute acids such as phosphoric acid.

5 grams of the above resin was dissolved in 10 cc. ethyl alcohol. To the solution were added 3 grams of aqueous 30% figrmaldehyde and 1.8 grams beta-amino-ethanol. The clear solution obtained was allowed to stand in a closed bottle for 4 days at 25 C. At the end of this time it was poured into 200 cc. of water. The product -precipitated as a grayish white powder. After washing'and drying it formed an amorphous powder, which dissolves readily in aqueous 10% solutions of phosphoric of lactic acid to'g'ive a clear foamy soapy solution.

Example 16 of 2-chloro-phenylphenol. The mixture solidified,

to a crystalline mass which is very difiicultly soluble in alcohol.- The product was recrystallized soluble. It melted at 184 C.

The foregoing examples are given byway of illustration only. The invention is not limited to the exact materials, times, temperatures, etc., given in the examples, since it may be otherwise practiced within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A process for preparing phenolic aral'kylamino-alcohols which comprises condensing a phenol having a reactive nuclear position available for replacement and which is free from acidic groups, with at least one molecular equivalent each of formaldehyde and beta-amino-ethanol.

2. A process which comprises condensing a phenol having a reactive nuclear position available for replacement and which is free from acidic groups, with at least one molecular equivalent each of formaldehyde and beta-amino-ethanol, and subsequently reacting upon the product with an acid.

3. A process for preparing phenolic amino alcohols having the structure where R is an aromatic nucleus which comprises condensing one mol. equivalent each of formaldehyde and beta-amino-ethanol with 1 mol. equivalent of a phenol which is free from acidic groups and which contains a reactive replaceable nuclear position.

4. A condensation product of a phenol which is free from acidic groups with at least one molecular equivalent each of formaldehyde and betaamino-ethanol.

5. A compound having the general formula where R is an aromatic ring which is free from acidic groups.

6. 2-hydroxy-3-phenyl-benzylamino-ethanol,

O CHrNH-C Ha-C HzOH .CH:NHCHr-CH1OH 8. Z-hydroxy- 3 -(o-chlorophenyl) benzylamino ethanol,

..:,- -9. A process for preparing phenolic arallsyl= amino-alcohols which comprises condensing a phenol, having a reactive nuclear position available for replacement and which is free from acidic groups, with at least one molecular equivalent each of formaldehyde and an amino alcohol from boiling butyl alcohol in which it is sparingly which a member the gmup musistmg lower aliphatic and alicyclic amino alcohols having a primary NHz-group.

10. A process for preparing phenolic aralkylamino-alcohols which comprises condensing a phenol, having a reactive nuclear position available for replacement and which is free from acidic groups, with at least one molecular equivalent each of formaldehyde and an aliphatic amino alcohol of the formula H2NCnH2nOH where n has a value of two, three or four.

11. A process for preparing phenolic aralkylamino-alcohols which comprises condensing a phenol, having a reactive nuclear positionavailable for replacement and which is free from acidic groups, with one molecular equivalent of an amino alcohol which is a member of the group consistingof lower aliphatic and alicyclic amino alcohols having a primary NHz-group, and more than one molecular equivalent of formaldehyde.

12. A process for preparing phenolic aralkylamino-alcohols which comprises condensing a phenol, having a reactive nuclear position available for replacement and which is free from acidic groups, with ore than one molecular equivalent each of formaldehyde and an amino alcohol which is a member ofthe group consisting of lower aliphatic and alicyclic amino alcohols having a primary NHz-group.

13. A condensation product of a phenol which is free from acid groups with at least a molecular equivalent each of formaldehyde and an amino alcohol which is a member of the group'consisting of lower aliphatic and alicyclic amin'o al cohols having a primary NHg-group.

14. A condensation product of a phenol which is free from acidic groups udth at least one molecular equivalent each of formaldehyde and a lower aliphatic amino alcohol having a primary NH:- group.

HERMAN A. BRUSON. 

